The automotive industry is now buckling under the pressure of rising cost of raw materials and logistics, as well as shortage of semiconductor parts and labour. Since June, several manufacturers have already announced price hikes unrelated to the resumption of SST (though for ease of transition, the two factors are grouped into one price adjustment). Toyota for example, has already announced a circa RM 3,000 increase in prices of the Toyota Hilux, which as a commercial vehicle, never qualified f

Like clockwork, almost every car manufacturer in Malaysia have released their updated price list, now with the sales and service tax (SST) added back in. The following table shows the updated prices of Honda models with the inclusion of SST. Honda prices with SST Model Prices w/o SST (RM) Prices with SST (RM) City 1.5 S 74,191 77,600 1.5 E 81,664 85,600 1.5 V 86,561 90,600 1.5 V Sensing 90,212 94,600 1.5 RS 105,950 108,800 City Hatchback 1.5 S 75,669 78,600 1.5 E 83,075 86,600 1.5 V 87,856 91,60

The all-new Honda HR-V has been launched in Indonesia and while Malaysians are waiting for its eventual arrival, those in the States will be getting a completely different HR-V come April 2022. The upcoming US-spec HR-V will feature a sportier and more Ford-like design based on the sketches that were revealed earlier this year. Now, American Honda Motor Co has released a single teaser image of its rear taillight in anticipation of its 4-April reveal. It’s already pretty telling that the American

The largest SUV Hyundai has in its arsenal is now on sale in Malaysia, the 2022 Hyundai Palisade comes fully imported from Ulsan, Korea and will go up against the Mazda CX-9 7/8-seater SUV. Prices for the Palisade starts at RM 328,888 to RM 358,888 with four variants and two engines to choose from. The two engine choices are a 3.8-litre V6 petrol engine that produces 295 PS and 355 Nm and a 2.2-litre CRDi turbodiesel engine that churns out 200 PS and 440 Nm. Hyundai's H-TRAC 4-wheel-drive is onl

At long last, the 2021 Toyota Corolla Cross is here. The new SUV from Toyota will be competing in one of the most competitive segments in Malaysia. Let’s dive into one of the most highly-anticipated comparisons of the year, comparing the Corolla Cross against established rivals such as the Honda HR-V. The Corolla Cross is actually closer to a Subaru XV than a Honda HR-V but since the XV is a slow seller here, there's not much sales for Toyota to pull from Subaru. Instead, Toyota will of course b

Manufacturers seem to be filling in all the niches possible in their SUV lineup. Here we have the Mazda CX-5 and the Mazda CX-30, both are technically in the C-segment SUV market, and we've lined them up for a CX-5 vs CX-30 comparison. Well, some would consider the CX-30 to be a crossover but let’s not get into the whole SUV vs crossover thing just yet. Back to the topic, the Mazda CX-5 and CX-30 not only sit in the same segment, they are within similar price bracket as well. So, which do you pi